Report on the Health Effects of Selected Pesticide Coformulants

Chemical group Chemical name Acronym CAS No. MW Molecular formula Description Vapour pressure (mmHg at 20ºC) Solubility in water (at 20ºC) Part. coeff. octanol/water (Log P_o/w) Inorganic Manganese (II) sulphate/ Mangane(II) sulphide 7785-87-7 18820-29- 6 151.00 87.00 MnSO₄ MnS Monohydrate: pale red crystals Pink/green powder or crystals - - 520 g/l at 5ºC Insoluble n.av. n.av. Inorganic Diammonium sulphate 7783-20-2 132.14 H₈N₂O₄S Colourless orthorhombic crystals or white granules with no odour - 754-770 g/l -5.1 Organic - ether Dimethyl ether DME 115-10-6 46.07 C₂H₆O Colourless flammable gas, slight ethereal odour 3982 328 g/l - 0.18 Organic - amine Hexamethylenetetramin e 100-97-0 140.19 C₆H₁₂N₄ Colourless hygroscopic crystals or white crystalline powder with no or mild ammonia odour 0.004 (25ºC) 449 g/l (12ºC) -2.13, -2.84 (calculated) Organic - ester 1-Methyl-1,2-ethanediyl dioleate 105-62-4 605.0 C₃₉H₇₂O₄ Liquid - - n.av. Organic - ester Isopropyl myristate 110-27-0 270.5 C₁₇H₃₄O₂ Colourless liquid with low viscosity 9.35 x 10^-5 (25ºC) Practically insoluble >6 (calculated) Organic - sulfonate Sodium ligninsulfonate 8061-51-6 250- 10000 0 - Brown non-hygroscopic powder - Colloidal solutions in water n.av. Organic - sulfonate Calciumdodecylbenzene - Sulfonate CaDBS 26264- 06-2 691.14 (C₁₈H₂₉SO₃ - )₂ � Ca ++ Yellow/brown liquid or white granular solid - Miscible - Organic - glycol Ethylene glycol 107-21-1 62.07 C₂H₆O₂ Clear colourless slightly viscous hygroscopic liquid with sweet taste 0.06 Miscible –1.93 to –1.36 Organic - glycol Propylene glycol PG 57-55-6 76.0 C₃H₈O₂ Colourless viscous hygroscopic liquid 0.07 100 g/l – 0.92

Chemical group Chemical name Acronym CAS No. MW Molecular formula Description Vapour pressure (mmHg at 20ºC) Solubility in water (at 20ºC) Part. coeff. octanol/water (Log P_o/w) Organic - glycol ether 2-Butoxyethanol EGBE 111-76-2 118.2 C₆H₁₄O₂ Colourless liquid with a faint, mild ethereal odour 0.76 Miscible 0.81 Organic - glycol ether 1-Methoxy-2-propanol 2PG1ME 107-98-2 90.1 C₄H₁₀O₂ Colourless liquid with sweet ether-like odour 9 Completely soluble -0.49 to –0.43 Organic - glycol ether Diethylene glycol mono- n-butyl ether DEGBE 112-34-5 162.23 C₈H 1 8 O₃ Colourless liquid with bitter taste and weak odour 0.02 Miscible 0.3; 0.56; 0.82; 4.69 Organic - glycol ether Dipropylene glycol monometyl ether DPGME 34590-94- 8 148.20 C₇H₁₆O₃ Colourless liquid with ether odour 0.278 Miscible -0.64 Organic - glycol ether Polyethyleneglycol- dodecylether polyEGDE 9002-92- 0 > 362 (C₂H₄O)_n- C₁₂H₂₆O Colourless/yellow liquid with pleasant odour, or solid (depending on chain length) - n=4: >100 g/l - Organic - ketone Cyclohexanone 108-94-1 98.14 C₆H₁₀O Colourless/yellow oily liquid with peppermint/acetone odour 3.38 80 g/l 0.81 Organic - ketone 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone NMP 872-50-4 99.13 C₅H₉NO Colourless hygroscopic liquid with mild amine odour 0.29 Miscible – 0.46 to 0.42 Organic - ketone 4-Hydroxy-4-methyl-2 pentanone HMP 123-42-2 116.0 C₆H₁₂O₂ Colourless liquid with sweetish odour 0.97 Miscible - 0.098 CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Number MW: Molecular weight Part. coeff.: Partition coefficient n.av.: Not available